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Box 6 - State number, has been left blank on the Form 1099-NEC Form that I received, but Turbo Tax will not proceed without it. Any help?

miketche — Sat, 20 Mar 2021 20:51:13 GMT

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LenaH — Sat, 20 Mar 2021 22:19:06 GMT

If there was no state tax withheld (in Box 5) of your 1099-NEC, then please leave Box 6 and Box 7 empty.

If there was state tax withheld (in Box 5) of your 1099-NEC, and there is no state identification number in Box 6, then you can use the identification number as shown in the Payer's ITIN number Box under the Payer's name.

Re: Box 6 - State number, has been left blank on the Form 1099-NEC Form that I received, but Turbo Tax will not proceed without it. Any help?

jcandrade93 — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 21:00:37 GMT

If boxes 5 and 7 show $0 then make sure you left them empty and didn't manually enter 0 on the form. Same thing happened to me and doing this let me e-file without needing to fill box 6.

Re: Box 6 - State number, has been left blank on the Form 1099-NEC Form that I received, but Turbo Tax will not proceed without it. Any help?

emccarren65 — Sat, 26 Feb 2022 23:46:19 GMT

Thank you not entering a $0 amount in line 5 or 7 resolved the request in box 6 for a state abbreviation thus allowing me to e-file.

Re: Box 6 - State number, has been left blank on the Form 1099-NEC Form that I received, but Turbo Tax will not proceed without it. Any help?

Justjewels — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 18:40:57 GMT

What if there is a number? Box 5 says 0, nothing in 6, and 7 has a dollar amount. But it won’t let me push my taxes through. I’m very confused.

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AamilD — Sun, 17 Apr 2022 15:06:02 GMT

If there was no state tax withheld (in Box 5) of your 1099-NEC, then please leave Box 6 and Box 7 empty.

Re: Box 6 - State number, has been left blank on the Form 1099-NEC Form that I received, but Turbo Tax will not proceed without it. Any help?

haus1 — Sun, 17 Apr 2022 21:42:54 GMT

@Justjewels I ended up just putting in the state even though it was blank on the 1099-NEC. I see you were advised to leave box 7 blank by an expert here. I felt it would be better to add a state that wasn't on the form than to change a number to 0 that would be easily caught by a computer.

What solution did you ultimately choose, and did you have any issues? My return was accepted by the state; so far so good.

I'm not sure if this is a mistake on the part of the ~~employer~~ company I did the work for (should have left box 7 blank if nothing was withheld), or a mistake in Turbotax (requiring a state when it can be blank). Maybe this time next year there will be some clarity.

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kal2023 — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 03:27:20 GMT

Does your advice still apply for 2024 1099-NEC forms where no State # exists? I wonder why Turbotax makes it mandatory.

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kal2023 — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 03:43:46 GMT

Even if box 6 has a state and box 7 has an amount in it?

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DawnC — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 04:09:12 GMT

Yes, the same advice is still valid today. If there was no state tax withheld (Box 5) of your 1099-NEC, then please leave Boxes 6 and 7 empty.

If there was state tax withheld (Box 5) of your 1099-NEC, and there is no state identification number in Box 6, then you can use the Payer's TIN located right under the Payer's name. @kal2023

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kal2023 — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 04:31:03 GMT

Thanks for replying! In addition to your advice, I just saw a response from this year that states to enter the FED TIN for the payer in a case like mine where I have the state abbreviation in box 6 and my state income listed in box 7 but no withholding in box 5. In this case, would your advice or entering the TIN be better? If you are unsure, please express that as well.

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LeticiaF1 — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 13:43:20 GMT

If you had no state tax withheld on Box 5 of your 1099-NEC, you can leave Boxes 6 and 7 empty.

@kal2023

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kal2023 — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 15:12:16 GMT

Thanks for seconding the answer. It looks like both are given out, so if one way doesn't work for me, I will try the other!

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Grace55 — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 01:33:27 GMT

Please share this with your call colleagues. They kept telling me I had to enter the federal EIN.

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labdog2x — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 22:08:41 GMT

I am experiencing the same issue - Turbo tax will not let box 6 and 7 be blank even if i delete the "0" in box 5. but if i put a "0" and the state i worked in and my SS# it goes thru ---- any problems with this approach?

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Grace55 — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 05:04:13 GMT

The call center said to enter the company’s federal ID but you can also choose to leave all of it blank if there were not any withholdings.

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AnnetteB6 — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 14:16:21 GMT

No, there is nothing wrong with the approach you took to get the problem resolved. However, the better method would be to leave all boxes 5 through 7 of the Form 1099-NEC blank if there were no state taxes withheld.

@labdog2x

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twocatmommy — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:02:00 GMT

I am also having this issue - TurboTax 2025 will not let me proceed without entering an ID for box 6, whether or not I put a zero in box 5. It says "needs review" whether or not I take out the zero in box 5 and whether or not I leave box 6 "state" and box 6 "state number" blank.

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mesquitebean — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:21:17 GMT

@ twocatmommy wrote:
I am also having this issue - TurboTax 2025 will not let me proceed without entering an ID for box 6, whether or not I put a zero in box 5. It says "needs review" whether or not I take out the zero in box 5 and whether or not I leave box 6 "state" and box 6 "state number" blank.

If this is a 1099-NEC, and if there was no state tax withheld, you can leave the three Boxes 5, 6, and 7 blank.

Re: Box 6 - State number, has been left blank on the Form 1099-NEC Form that I received, but Turb...

Riley2026 — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:53:43 GMT

I had the same issue and I could not clear that error without entering something in the box for the St of IL tax payer #, even with a blank for St Tax Withheld. Many states will allow the federal TIN if the payer does not have a state businesss tax account or number with them. So if there is no St payer ID on the 1099, then use the Federal TIN.

I wish QBO actually had knowledgeable people answering questions such as these. Seems like a no-brainer.